Min By Min

1. Ahead of that, we’re at home to West Ham United in the Premier League on Sunday. See you then, Villans! UTV

2. Defeat on matchday seven leaves Villa still on 13 points in the standings, with a home clash against Celtic next week in the final fixture of our league phase campaign

3. Full time

   Match ends, Monaco 1, Aston Villa 0.

4. It’s also our first reverse of the year in all competitions, ending a five-match unbeaten sequence

5. HT: Monaco 1-0 Aston Villa – Wilfried Singo’s close-range header with just eight minutes on the clock settles the encounter, as Unai Emery’s side taste only the second defeat of their UEFA Champions League campaign 🔴 🔵

6. 90'+6' End of Second Half

   Second Half ends, Monaco 1, Aston Villa 0.

7. 90'+4' free kick lost

   Foul by Jhon Durán (Aston Villa).

8. 90'+4' free kick won

   Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

9. 90'+4' free kick won

   Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

10. 90'+4' free kick lost

    Foul by Breel Embolo (Monaco).

11. 90'+3' miss

    Attempt missed. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey following a set piece situation.

12. 90'+3' added time

    Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

13. 90'+2' yellow card

    Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.

14. 90'+2' offside

    Offside, Monaco. Aleksandr Golovin is caught offside.

15. 90'+2' yellow card

    Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.

16. 90'+2' free kick lost

    Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).

17. 90'+2' free kick won

    Vanderson (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

18. We're going to have five mins injury time. It's now or never... 🔴 🔵

19. 90' free kick lost

    Foul by Jhon Durán (Aston Villa).

20. 90' free kick won

    Breel Embolo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

21. 89' corner

    Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Vanderson.

22. 89' miss

    Attempt missed. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Breel Embolo following a fast break.

23. 88' offside

    Offside, Monaco. Lucas Michal is caught offside.

24. 87' miss

    Attempt missed. Breel Embolo (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin with a cross following a corner.

25. 87' corner

    Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Jacob Ramsey.

26. 86' substitution

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Emiliano Buendía.

27. 86' substitution

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces Morgan Rogers.

28. We're into the final five mins. Can Villa find a late leveller? 🔴 🔵

29. 84' attempt blocked

    Attempt blocked. Jordan Teze (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

30. 82' yellow card

    Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

31. 82' free kick lost

    Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).

32. 82' free kick won

    Lucas Michal (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

33. 79' corner

    Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Wilfried Singo.

34. 79' substitution

    Substitution, Monaco. Jordan Teze replaces Denis Zakaria.

35. 78' substitution

    Substitution, Monaco. Lucas Michal replaces Takumi Minamino.

36. 76' attempt saved

    Attempt saved. Breel Embolo (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin with a cross.

37. CHANCE! More good defending from Villa, Mings this time with a lunging block to thwart Golovin 🔴

38. 75' corner

    Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.

39. 75' attempt blocked

    Attempt blocked. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Breel Embolo.

40. 74' free kick won

    Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

41. 74' free kick lost

    Foul by Vanderson (Monaco).

42. 72' corner

    Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Wilfried Singo.

43. 72' free kick won

    Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

44. 72' free kick lost

    Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco).

45. 70' free kick won

    Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

46. 70' free kick lost

    Foul by Breel Embolo (Monaco).

47. CHANCE! Cash is well placed but drags his low strike across goal and wide 🔵

48. 69' miss

    Attempt missed. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.

49. 67' substitution

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Lucas Digne.

50. 66' substitution

    Substitution, Monaco. Aleksandr Golovin replaces Eliesse Ben Seghir.

51. 65' substitution

    Substitution, Monaco. Soungoutou Magassa replaces Lamine Camara.

52. CHANCE! Superb defending from Konsa to deny Minamino 🔴

53. 62' corner

    Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Vanderson.

54. 61' attempt blocked

    Attempt blocked. Takumi Minamino (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eliesse Ben Seghir.

55. 59' attempt saved

    Attempt saved. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.

56. 57' substitution

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Leon Bailey.

57. 56' free kick won

    Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

58. 56' free kick lost

    Foul by Denis Zakaria (Monaco).

59. 
60. 53' free kick lost

    Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).

61. 53' free kick won

    Breel Embolo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

62. 51' free kick won

    Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.

63. 51' free kick lost

    Foul by Breel Embolo (Monaco).

64. 49' offside

    Offside, Monaco. Maghnes Akliouche is caught offside.

65. Akliouche has the ball in the back of the net but it's ruled out for offside 🔴

66. 49' yellow card

    Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

67. 48' free kick lost

    Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).

68. 48' free kick won

    Breel Embolo (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.

69. 48' free kick lost

    Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).

70. 48' free kick won

    Wilfried Singo (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.

71. CLOSE! Rogers is narrowly wide with his strike after being found by Watkins on the break 🔵

72. 47' miss

    Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.

73. Second Half begins Monaco 1, Aston Villa 0.

74. HT: Monaco 1-0 Aston Villa – Wilfried Singo’s close-range header after eight minutes is the difference between the two sides at the break. Plenty of time remaining to turn this around 🔴 v 🔵

75. CHANCE! Moments after Watkins is denied by Majecki, Akliouche fires over the crossbar when well placed in the area 🔴

76. 45'+4' End of First Half

    First Half ends, Monaco 1, Aston Villa 0.

77. 45'+4' miss

    Attempt missed. Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.

78. 45'+3' corner

    Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Radoslaw Majecki.

79. 45'+3' attempt saved

    Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.

80. 45'+1' added time

    Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

81. 45' offside

    Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.

82. 45' free kick lost

    Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).

83. 45' free kick won

    Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

84. 44' free kick won

    Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

85. 44' free kick lost

    Foul by Breel Embolo (Monaco).

86. 43' free kick won

    Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

87. 43' free kick lost

    Foul by Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco).

88. 41' end delay

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

89. 39' start delay

    Delay in match because of an injury Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).

90. 37' corner

    Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Thilo Kehrer.

91. 37' attempt saved

    Attempt saved. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.

92. CHANCE! Buendia's throughball is touched by Watkins and runs for Bailey, who sees his strike parried by Majecki 🔵

93. 
94. 34' free kick lost

    Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).

95. 34' free kick won

    Takumi Minamino (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.

96. 32' free kick won

    Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

97. 32' free kick lost

    Foul by Lamine Camara (Monaco).

98. 32' end delay

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

99. 32' start delay

    Delay in match (Aston Villa).

100. Digne's 30-yard free-kick forces a save from Monaco 'keeper Majecki 🔵 

101. 32' free kick lost

     Foul by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).

102. 32' free kick won

     Lamine Camara (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

103. 31' attempt saved

     Attempt saved. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.

104. 30' free kick won

     Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

105. 30' free kick lost

     Foul by Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco).

106. 29' free kick lost

     Hand ball by Breel Embolo (Monaco).

107. Villa are probing and growing into the game but, as it stands, can't quite find that final pass or clear sight of goal in the final third. Monaco are defending strongly 🔵

108. 28' offside

     Offside, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne is caught offside.

109. 26' corner

     Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Wilfried Singo.

110. 25' free kick won

     Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

111. 25' free kick lost

     Foul by Takumi Minamino (Monaco).

112. 23' free kick lost

     Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).

113. 23' free kick won

     Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.

114. 22' free kick lost

     Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).

115. 22' free kick won

     Lamine Camara (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

116. 
117. 18' miss

     Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Leon Bailey.

118. 17' attempt blocked

     Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matty Cash.

119. 15' corner

     Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.

120. 15' attempt saved

     Attempt saved. Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Eliesse Ben Seghir.

121. 14' offside

     Offside, Monaco. Wilfried Singo is caught offside.

122. 14' miss

     Attempt missed. Denis Zakaria (Monaco) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lamine Camara with a cross following a set piece situation.

123. 13' free kick lost

     Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).

124. 13' free kick won

     Lamine Camara (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.

125. 11' free kick lost

     Foul by Breel Embolo (Monaco).

126. 11' free kick won

     Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

127. Goal. Monaco 1-0 Villa - Singo heads home from close range after Martinez makes a fantastic one-handed save to keep out Kehrer's header from a corner. The hosts lead 🔴

128. 8' goal

     Goal! Monaco 1, Aston Villa 0. Wilfried Singo (Monaco) header from very close range to the top left corner following a corner.

129. 8' attempt saved

     Attempt saved. Thilo Kehrer (Monaco) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lamine Camara with a cross.

130. 8' corner

     Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.

131. 8' attempt blocked

     Attempt blocked. Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

132. 
133. 7' free kick lost

     Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).

134. 7' free kick won

     Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

135. 7' end delay

     Delay over. They are ready to continue.

136. 6' start delay

     Delay in match because of an injury Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).

137. 6' attempt saved

     Attempt saved. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.

138. 5' free kick won

     Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

139. 5' free kick lost

     Foul by Christian Mawissa (Monaco).

140. First Half begins.

141. Here we go, the two teams emerge from the tunnel here in Monaco, the iconic Champions League anthem is about to begin and matchday seven will soon be underway. Come On Villa! 🔴 v 🔵

142. Youri Tielemans returns to his former club this evening, our Belgium international midfielder enjoyed just under two years at the Stade Louis-II between 2017-2019

     
143. 

144. Adi Hutter's Monaco side took 10 points from their first 12 available in this season's Champions League, however defeats on matchday five and matchday six have left them 16th in the league phase

145. This evening will be our first-ever meeting with eight-time French champions Monaco, who have won just two of their last 11 games in all competitions. There's just over 30 mins until kick-off

146. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

147. Unai Emery makes three changes from Saturday’s draw at Arsenal. Emi Buendía comes in for his first Champions League start, while Lucas Digne and Leon Bailey also return to the team. Amadou Onana picked up a knock at Emirates Stadium and misses out, with Jacob Ramsey and Ian Maatsen named on the bench

148. We'll bring you this evening's team news at 4.30pm (UK time). Who makes your starting XI?

149. Unai Emery's side head into the encounter in great form so far this year, with last weekend's 2-2 thriller at Arsenal making it three wins and a draw from their four matches

     

150. Who can forget last time out among Europe's elite on matchday six? RB Leipzig, five goals, Ross Barkley's late winner - no more needs to be said...

     

151. Villa arrive at matchday seven currently fifth in the Champions League table, with an impressive 13 points from their opening six fixtures. Remember, the top eight progress straight into the Round of 16, while those teams placed 9^th to 24^th compete in the Round of 32

     

152. It's already been a busy day with the arrival of Andres Garcia, our second signing of the January window, from Levante for an undisclosed fee. But attention now switches to the Stade Louis-II

     

153. Hello and welcome to Monaco for this evening's eagerly-anticipated Champions League encounter. European nights are back...